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Xpeng announced on Wednesday the expansion of its partnership with the Volkswagen Group to jointly develop E/E Architecture for the German EV platform for China. Implementation is expected to start in 2026 across Volkswagen’s electric vehicles manufactured in the country.
Last year, Xpeng and the German group announced a “master agreement on platform and software strategic technical collaboration” aiming to reduce costs. At the time, Volkswagen Group added a stake of 4.99 percent in the Chinese EV startup.
Xpeng’s “highly integrated” E/E architecture facilitates Gigabit Ethernet high-speed data transmission between the central domain and ADAS domain controllers. The Architecture supports “highly efficient whole-vehicle OTA for both customers’ vehicles and vehicles at the end of manufacturing lines”, Xpeng stated.
Xiaopeng He, CEO of Xpeng, enhanced that the collaboration will allow their electric models to be “both technologically competitive and cost competitive”.
Over the last few weeks, the brand kicked off in the German market and announced dealer partners for Portugal, Spain, Hong Kong, and Macau. On Tuesday, Xpeng signed with Hedin Automotive to sell its fully electric models in Belgium and Luxembourg.
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Recently, the manufacturer released a new video depicting the shipment of 1,000 G9 SUVs from the port in Shanghai to Europe, ahead of the commencement of sales.
The G6 can be ordered from May and will be available at European Xpeng Stores later in the third quarter, the brand said in a statement. Xpeng is set to communicate prices and specifications by the end of this month.
XPeng delivered 9,026 vehicles in March, nearly doubling (99%) compared to the previous month and a 29% increase year-over-year. In total, XPENG delivered 21,821 units in the first quarter of 2024, reflecting a 20% increase compared to the same period last year.
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